(a) whether the Government has recommended to the urban
local bodies mandatory measures for incorporating rain-water
harvesting in building bye laws; and
(b) if so, the result of these measures?
(a) whether the Government has recommended to the urban
local bodies mandatory measures for incorporating rain-water
harvesting in building bye laws; and
(b) if so, the result of these measures?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI AJAY MAKEN )
(a)&(b): No, Sir. However, the Central Ground Water Authority
has issued Guidelines on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water to
the States/Union Territories to enable them to formulate area
specific artificial recharge schemes to conserve and use rain
water. The Model Building Bye Laws brought out by the Ministry
of Urban Development has incorporated the provision of Rainwater
Harvesting which have been circulated to all the State
Governments.
Some of the State Governments viz. Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Kerala, Tripura,
Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have incorporated the provisions of
Rainwater Harvesting in their Building Bye Laws.